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The National Assembly Library Trust Fund reported the resolution on 21 October, following a motion by Thomas Ereyitomi.","The House cited the Ogheye–Orere–Ugborodo–Escravos corridor in Delta, which hosts energy infrastructure including the Chevron tank farm, the Escravos gas-to-liquids plant and flow stations. It asked the Works Committee to oversee the resolution and report within four weeks; the motion does not settle the final route."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The House called for a review to avoid bypassing oil-producing Delta communities and tasked its Works Committee with reporting within four weeks.\n\nNigeria’s House of Representatives urged the Federal Ministry of Works to reconsider a proposed realignment of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway and retain the original route through coastal corridors in Ondo and Delta states. The National Assembly Library Trust Fund reported the resolution on 21 October, following a motion by Thomas Ereyitomi.\n\nThe House cited the Ogheye–Orere–Ugborodo–Escravos corridor in Delta, which hosts energy infrastructure including the Chevron tank farm, the Escravos gas-to-liquids plant and flow stations. It asked the Works Committee to oversee the resolution and report within four weeks; the motion does not settle the final route.\n\nDate clarification: 21 October is the source report’s publication day. As the precise resolution day is not independently established, it is identified as the source-review period. The event period is shown as October 2026, the actual source-review month, rather than an unverified exact day.","corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-22T21:08:32+03:00","language":"en","text":"Date clarification: 21 October is the source report’s publication day. As the precise resolution day is not independently established, it is identified as the source-review period. 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